bowl

Object NameMurrine Bowl

Maker Carlo Scarpa (Italian, 1906-1978)

Manufacturer Venini Glassworks

Made FromGlass, Cane (Glass)

Date1940

TechniqueCut, ground, fused, slumped

SizeOverall H: 3.1 cm, Diam: 20.4 cm

Accession NumberL.108.3.2000

Credit LineLent by The Steinberg Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

Italy, Venice, Murano

Physical DescriptionMurrine Bowl. Opaque red, red-orange, black and translucent grey glass. Mosaic cane slices, fused, slumped, ground and cut. Thin-walled bowl with four different cane slices; orange-red with black center, red with black center that has a tiny grey center, red with the black outline and open circle inside all cane slices with black outline are in center of bowl air bubbles, some broken are visible around edges of fused canes, matte finish.

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